Project Gutenberg 2006-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 114 Cooper, Elizabeth 1877 1945 My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard" by Elizabeth Cooper is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the life and struggles of Kwei-li, the wife of a high-ranking Chinese official, as she expresses her thoughts and experiences through a series of letters to her husband. The narrative delves into themes of love, societal expectations, and the changing role of women in a transforming China. The opening of the novel introduces Kwei-li's intimate correspondence with her husband while he is away on a diplomatic mission. In her letters, Kwei-li reveals her loneliness, the rigid customs of her household, and her complex relationship with her mother-in-law and her new life. Through vivid depictions of her surroundings and her emotional struggles, the reader gains insight into the nuances of traditional Chinese culture, particularly regarding women's roles and familial duty. Kwei-li's letters also reflect her longing for personal connection and the desire to carve out her own identity amidst societal constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women -- China China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912 DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 317840 317581 2024-10-08T14:23:33.213554 2023-09-09T05:16:06.540302 text/html text/html 312265 2021-01-01T13:46:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2581249 2021-01-01T13:46:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2662770 2024-10-08T14:23:42.939467 application/epub+zip 2669501 2024-10-08T14:23:36.712696 application/epub+zip 183665 2024-10-08T14:23:35.217532 application/epub+zip 2834402 2024-10-08T14:23:46.760500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2803457 2024-10-08T14:23:41.897466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296307 2022-09-09T10:33:34.572122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288447 288475 2024-10-08T14:23:30.957616 2023-09-09T05:16:04.717322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 288397 2021-01-01T13:46:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110580 2021-01-01T13:46:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19006 2024-10-08T14:23:46.897448 application/rdf+xml 13204 2024-10-08T14:23:35.817513 image/jpeg 3345 2024-10-08T14:23:35.514510 image/jpeg 2660280 2024-10-08T14:23:33.326549 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog